Footstool.



A. P. PHILLIPS.

FOOTSTOOL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1912.

1,052,750. Patented Feb. 11, 1913.-

Witnesses Inventor,

% by W.

. Attorneys AUSTAVE PAUL PHILLIPS, 0F A'IliudN'JiA, GEORGIA.

FOOTSTOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patent ed Feb. 11, 1913- Application filed May 2, 1912. Serial No. 694,680.

To all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUsTAvE P. PHILLIPS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented a new anduseful Footstool, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to foot stoolspar ticularly designed for use in shoe stores, the principal object of the invention being to provide astructure of this character which can be adjusted for use as an ordinary .foot

stool and which can, furthermore, be arranged for use in connection with a foot.

me on October 27, 1908.

W'ith the foregoing and other objects in 7 view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the pre ferred form of the intention has been shown.

In said drawingsz Figure 1 is a per-- reference 1 designates the side members of the stool, the same being supported by legs 2 andhaving their front edges inclined downwardly, as shown at 3. A cross member 4: connects the k legs of the stool and 'another cross nv ober 5 connects the front ends of the r de members 1. A seat 6 is mounted 'on the upper portions of the side members 1 and the space between the side members and between the cross memberb and the seat 6 is closed by a bottom 7 Where by a box or trough-like extension 8 is formed in front of and below the seat 6. v This receptacle 8 is adapted to receive a foot meas- Fig. 3 is a central vertical sect-ion uring chart 9 of thatftype disclosed'in patent-hereinbefo're mentioned, said chant being removably mounted. Grooves 10 are formed within the inner faces of the side members 1 close to the upper inclined, edges ,3 and are adapted to receive the ends 0 flexible closure or roll top 11 made up of connected -slats,; this closure being similar to that used in thelo'rdinary-construction" of roll top desks. A handle or grip 12 may be arranged at the lower end of the closure and the upper end of the closure is preferably movable under the seat 6 and above sup- .porting cleats '13, there being additional cleats 14 extending downwardlyfr'om the rear ends of the cleats 13 and in front of the back member 4 of the structure. The 010- sure 11 is preferably provided with a foot mat or cover 15 of rubber or any other suitable material soas to form a comfortable rest for the foot of a customer being fitted with shoes. v

It will be seen that when the closure 11 is in its normal position, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the foot of a customer can be placed thereon and the stool can be used as ordinarily while a customer is bein fitted. \Vhen itis desired to measure the ootof a customer, the closure 11 is pushed upwardly so as to pass over the cleats 13 and between the cleats 14 and the back strip 4.. The receptacle 8'is thus exposed and a chart. 9 is placed within the receptacle and the foot of including a footrest, said top being shiftable under the seat to open position and a flexible foot mat upon said top.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

AUSTAVE PAUL PHILLIPS. \Vitnesses:

MAMIE D. HEAD, ELLIOTT E. CHEATHAM 

